The Post notes "a 90 PERCENT SURGE IN BURGLARIES" in the East Village

The Post reports today that a "Spider-Man"-like thief was busted after allegedly breaking into 10 LES/East Village residences in recent months. He apparently hit one East 10th Street building six times. According to the paper, the man "was busted on Saturday after he took a nap in an empty apartment in that building and was discovered by the super. He fled, leaving behind his cellphone and a T-shirt."

And tacked on in an oh-by-the-way manner at the end of the article:

Seven of the incidents were in the Ninth Precinct, which has seen nearly a 90 percent surge in burglaries in the month ending Sept. 13, compared to the same period last year.

Burglaries are up about 32 percent in the precinct for the year.

Well, it's always dangerous to toss around crime stats out of context. Yes, there is an increase, but take a look at the numbers for yourself... Plus, um, the man the police arrested for this crime spree was responsible for SEVEN of the burglaries, presumably in that time period. (Click image for a better look. Or read the PDF here yourself.)



And look at the numbers compared to 1990...